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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 803 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  13. 13.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  19. 19.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  27. 27.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black

Answer key

  1. captions on a grid
  2. True
  3. False
  4. a centred, even layout
  5. the title is the largest
  6. contrast
  7. matching heading styles
  8. True
  9. matching heading styles
  10. most important first
  11. left edges lined up
  12. one border on all pages
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. one border on all pages
  17. dark text on light paper
  18. alignment
  19. True
  20. proximity
  21. related items grouped
  22. contact details together
  23. pictures in a neat line
  24. contrast
  25. contrast
  26. hierarchy
  27. True
  28. repetition
  29. balance
  30. alignment
  31. a mirror-image layout
  32. both halves feel equal
  33. False
  34. repeated bullet icons
  35. captions on a grid
  36. False
  37. False
  38. black text on yellow
  39. repetition
  40. white words on black

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